Britney Spears is taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center for a mental evaluation It was sheer craziness, that's how people describe/ the scene outside the studio city home of Britney Spears last night. The pop star was detained by police at 10:30 and

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By Melinda Smith Washington 12 March 2008 For some time now we have been telling you about the global trend toward obesity, even in low and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization says billions of people are getting fat. By 2015, the W

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By Mike Cooper Atlanta 31 January 2006 Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She had been in poor health since suffering a stroke last summer. Co

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By Brian Padden Washington 03 July 2007 France in the summer is one of the world's top tourist destinations. Many visitors come specifically to watch the Tour de France, which begins on July 7th. It is the most prestigious, professional cycling event

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By Sarah Simpson Abuja 05 April 2007 Vice President Atiku Abubakar is battling in the Nigerian courts to get his name on ballot slips for a crucial presidential poll on April 21. But after two courts this week issued divergent rulings, it looks incre

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比利时歌手戴娜-温纳(Dana Winner)翻唱英国歌手迈克-奥德菲尔德(Mike Oldfield)的《月光的影子》。据说,这首1983年问世的曲子原是为纪念甲克虫乐队(The Beatles)被枪杀的主唱约翰-列侬(John Lennon)而作。 依稀可辨的月影,死于枪杀的爱人,流水,人群,孤寂

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 July 2006 Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Internet service providers that they risk 20 years imprisonment if they aid online scams. -------- The newly introduced Advan

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 President Bush is urging majority Democrats in Congress to accept his offer to allow congressional investigators to interview key aides in private but not under oath about the White House decision to fire ei

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Markets Erase Gains, Dow Loses 519 Points Stock volatility continued on Wall Street Wednesday as markets turned their attention once more to the weak global economy. After an impressive rally Tuesday, fears about high levels of public debt in the U.S

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: U.S. stocks fell sharply again today. For the second time this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than a thousand points, 4.1 percent. NPR's John Ydstie reports that the market is still trying to find its footing

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By Barry Wood Washington 20 November 2007 Prominent Swedish scholar and Russia specialist Anders Aslund Monday said Vladimir Putin is rebuilding Russia as an authoritarian regime and runs a corrupt government. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Aslund says t

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By Sonja Pace Cairo, Egypt 06 September 2007 The Egyptian government has renewed a crackdown on suspected members and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned Islamic organization that has long been the main opposition movement in the country

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A new report warns the gloomy economic outlook for rich nations could spread and halt the recent boom in developing countries, if commodity prices plunge. The annual Trade and Development Report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development or UNC

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新西兰本土的女歌手Brooke Fraser 今年24岁是位创作才女。有新西兰抒情小歌后之称。 英文歌词: Brooke fraser-shadowfeet walking,stumbling on these shadowfeet toward home,a land that i've never seen i am changing: less and less asleep made of different stu

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 14 February 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has announced the start of the long-awaited security crackdown in Baghdad. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from northern Iraq that the U.S. military is also saying that

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Window Remains for Iran to Curb Controversial Nuclear Program Iranian officials speak defiantly about their right to build a nuclear weapon, but also say they have no intention of doing so. Experts say Iran is using machines, however, to enrich the k

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